Davenport-bed structure.



H. & N. IVI. FREEDNIAN.

DAVENPORT BED STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I5, Isle.

1,296,278. v Patented Mar. 4.1919.

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DAVENPORT BED STRUCTURE.

`APPLITLATIOII FILED MAY I5. I9|6 1,29@,278. Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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H. L N. M. FREEDMAN.

DAVENPORT BED STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l5. wie.

1 ,296,278. Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

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HYMAN FREEDMAN AND NATHAN M. FREEDMAN, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS T0DAVOPLANE BED COMPANY, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

DAVENPORT-BED STRUCTURE.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, HYMAN FREEDMAN and NATHAN M. l1`nEEnMAN,-citizensof the United States, and residents of the city of 5 Chicago, county ofCook, and vState of Illisfto form a bed.

The principal object of our present improvement is to secure such a bedstructure which is capable of being stored in a very small space orconversely to secure a larger bed for a given size of storage spacewithin the sofa or davenport, and a second object of our presentinvention is to secure a structure of maximum sturdiness anddependability. This latter object, as will be hereafter seen, is largelyaccomplished by providing a structure in which the main supportingstandards which carry the bed may be attached to and carried by the mainsofa or davenport frame structure instead of to the hinging portion ofthe seat 'of the sofa or davenport. lVe believe that this has notheretofore been done without materially lessening the size of bed whichcould be installed in a sofa or davenport of a given size.

We attain the above objects by means of the structure illustrated in theaccompanyv ing drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a sofa or davenport, the near end beingcut away, and our bed structure being installed therein and being shownin fully extended or open posltion.

Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. 1, our bed structure being shown insemi-folded position.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of a fragment of our bed structure, showing themeans for hingy ing the hinged portion of the sofa seat and the meansfor hinging the inner and adjacent sections of the bed structure and themain mounting or means for securing the bed to the sofa or davenport.

Fig. 4 is a plan of the structure shown. in Fig. 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application mea am? 15, 191s. serial No. 97,688.

Fig. 5 is a plan of one side of an embodiment having three largesections and two small connecting sections, the upper part of the framebein cut away.

The sofa or avenport, in which our bed structure is installed, consistsof a back, l, and sides, Qqsecured to said back and extending forwardlytherefrom. The sides, 2, may be, and generally are, extendedsuflieiently above the seat to form the usual arms. In view of the factthat with our present form of bed it is only necessary to hinge the topof the seat, a substantial front board, 3, may beemployed to rigidlyconnect the forward ends of the sides, 2, and'thereby secure a muchstronger main davenport sofa structure.

The hinged portion of the seat, 4, which is shown in Fig. l in openposition, is se-v cured to the main portion of the davenport or sofastructure by the U-shaped links, 5, the ends whereof are respectivelypivoted to the forward inner ends of the sides, 2, and thesides of thehinged portion of the seat, 4. The links, 5, are given this U-Shapedform to permit their ends to be secured below the respective edges ofthe parts to which they are attached (as viewed in Fig. u1)', and alsoto provide room for upholstery upon the forward portion of the hingedportion of the seat, should that be desired.

The forward ends of the links, 5, are provided with an extension, 6, towhich is pivoted a link, 7, the opposite end of which is pivoted to aleg, 8, the upper end of which leg is pivotally carried by a bracket, 8,mounted upon the end of the movable seat member opposite the hinge, 5,so that when the hinged portion of the seat, 4, is opened up, the leg,8, is extended to support the structure 1n open position, and when thehinged portion of the seat, 4, is folded into closed position, the leg,8, is folded beside the same. The commencement of this operation isshown in Fig. 2.

Supplementing the links, 5, as a means of connecting the hinged portionof the seat, 4, with the main portion of the sofa or davenportstructure, are the links, 9, the forward ends of which are pivoted tolaterally projecting pins, 10, extending from plates, 11, secured to thesides of the hinged portion, 4, of the seat. The rearwardly extendingportion of the links, 9, have a horizontally extending flange, 12, whichslides ysmoother, and superior connection between the hinged portion, 4,of the seat and the v main davenport or sofa structure.

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4The folding bed frame structure. consists of a plurality of large ormain sections and one or more small connecting sect1ons, the head andfoot sections or outside sectlons of which are each formed of a siderail 14, and end rails 15, 15. When an intermedlate large frame sectionis employed, it consists of end rails 15*1 only. A spring fabric issecured to the rails of the respectlve tinuous and constitutes theyielding part of the bed bottom which is adapted to fold inv three (orfive) sections to form a clothes receptacle under the sea-t. v

The end rails of the respectivelarge frame sections are preferablyunited by pivotin the adjacent ends to links 16 and 17 whic constituteshort frame sections. This construction is employed for the purpose ofsecuring space between the large sectlons when folded so as to house thebedding.-

In cases where a short sofa or davenport is desired, aisuitable lengthof bed is secured by providing three large and two small sections to thebed structure, but when the sofa is sufliciently long to afford thenecessary length for a bed, but one small and two largeysections arenecessary. Each section may; be regarded as comprising the frame part incombination with the corresponding part of the yielding body fabric. Themanner in which we install the bed structure in the sofa or davenportstructure by which we can mount a larger bed structure in a given sizeof sofa or davenport, is as follows Extending upwardly from near theends of the front board, 3, are standards, r18, to the tops of which arepivoted the ends of the plates or brackets, 19, to the opposite ends ofwhich plates are rigidly secured the end rails, 15a, of the intermediatebed section, if three bed sections be employed, or the end rails, v15,of the outer section if but two bed sections be employed. As will beclearly seen, this bracket 19 is L-shaped and includes an offset portionor short-arm to which the connectlng pivot is secured, so thatsaid'bracket throws the intermediate or outer section, whichever may besecured to it, farther out when the bed is unfolded and permits theemployement of a larger bed structure for a given size of sofa ordavenport, said portion or arm being disposed toward the short employedwhich serves to ease the action of the bed in reaching fully openposition and to assist when closing the structure is commenced.

The intermediate large section, when three large sections of bed areemployed, or the outer section when but two large sections are used, issecured to the hinged portion, 4, of the seat by the links, 22, pivotedto the end rail of the section and having a slot, 23, in the other endthereof through whlch extends a headed pin, 24, projecting from the sideof the hinged portion, 4, of the seat. Y

When three large sections of the bed are employed, it is desirable toemploy"awtrans-v verse brace,'25, between the hinge'links, 17, and wehave found it desirable also to provide an additional leg, 26, pivotedlat its upper end to the outer portion of the outer end ra1l. This legis automatically operated by a link, 27, connecting the same to theforward end of the hinge plate, 17. Also when a bed of three sections isemployed, it is desirable to provide a latch,

- 28, for securing` the outer section upon the intermediate section whenthese sections'are folded together, so that they may both be folded uponthe inner section.

.What wey claim as new is 1. In a davenport comprising a main framehaving sides the ends of which are respectively rigidly connected by aback and front, a seat hingedl to said main frame, a bed comprising aplurality of pivotally connected sections including an innermost sectionand a large outward section foldable thereon, and means for mountingsaid bed upon said frame and seat including standards rigidly secured toand arising from said main frame and brackets secured4 to said outwardsection, each of said brackets having an offset portion pivotallysecured.

to its'respective standard and disposed rearwardly when the bed isextended, whereby in unfolding the device a greater outward throw of thesecond-mentioned section is attainable. 4

2. In a davenport comprising a main frame having sides the ends of whichare respectively rigidly connected by a back and front, a seat hinged tosaid main frame, a bed comprising a pluralityof pivotally connectedsections including a vertically movable innermost section and a largeoutward l section foldable thereon, l and means for mounting said bedupon said frame and seat including standards rigidly secured to andState oflllinois, this 27th day of April,

arising from the front member of said main frame and brackets securedto, said outward section, each having an offset portion pivotallysecured to its respective standard, said portions being offset rearwardwhen the device is unfolded and vice versa.

Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and HYMAN FREEDMAN. NATHAN M.FREEDMAN.

Witnesses:

WM. HAROLDVEICHELMAN, BENJ. T. RATHBONE.

